Lots of exciting news in the world of Real Estate.  Below is a great article published on January 9th by Thomas Gounley in the BusinessDen about a new proposed Seven-story hostel-like development in RiNo.  This is not your typical hotel development project.  Enjoy the BusinessDen article below…

A lodging property that would offer hostel-like shared bunkrooms along with private rooms has been proposed for a site a block off RiNo’s Brighton Boulevard.

Katz Development submitted a project concept this week proposing the seven-story project at 3495 Wynkoop St.

Project concepts are an early-stage development proposal, the precursor to a more formal site-development plan.

Katz Development is led by Andrew Katz, who said his family regularly visited Colorado to ski while he grew up in Ohio and came to love Denver. In 2015, after graduating from Ohio State, he moved out and took a job as a retail broker at SullivanHayes.

Katz, 26, said he loved the feel of RiNo. In Ohio, his father worked in real estate, developing retail and multifamily properties in that and neighboring states. The family — including Katz’s younger brother, who goes to the University of Colorado Boulder — decided to look for a development opportunity in the district.

They paid $1.81 million for the 0.29-acre 3495 Wynkoop St. lot in June 2017, according to public records. The industrial building currently on the site is primarily used for storage. Katz said his family didn’t have a firm development plan when they bought it.

“We thought it was a well-located site and decided to just go for it,” Katz said.

“Throughout that whole process, the neighborhood just kind of did its thing,” Katz said. “And we saw hospitality as a really interesting use for our site.”

The only lodging option now along Brighton is Zeppelin Development’s Source Hotel. But two more are in the works, at 3560 and 3660 Brighton Blvd.

The development plans for Katz’s project show the project facing 35th Street. The first floor would have the lobby and a restaurant, and the seventh floor would be a bar opening out onto the rooftop. Rooms would be on floors two through six.

The development plans do not include any parking.

“We hope our target demographic is going to take advantage of the light rail,” Katz said, noting there are also parking garages in the area.

Katz said the goal is to develop something that will add to the neighborhood, and incorporating shared bunkrooms was a way to make the project unique. While bunkrooms are a common feature at hostels — like the one planned for a site in Arapahoe Square — Katz indicated he isn’t too focused on how his project is described for now.  “It’s a hostel, it’s lodging, it’s a hotel,” he said. “It’s a way to experience the neighborhood.”

Katz declined to detail the expected number of beds or rooms, noting the early stage of the project. And he said he hasn’t determined whether the lodging would be managed in-house or by an outside company.

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Real estate pro Christina Dudley of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty used the Dr. Seuss character throughout online photos showcasing the property for sale. She hopes that buyers who spot the Grinch as they flip through the photos online will want to do a double-take.

“It definitely helps with exposure,” Dudley told realtor.com®. “Obviously nobody’s going to buy a house based on funny characters. It definitely gets people talking and gets people sharing the home.”

The idea to dress in costume and be featured in listing photos is nothing new. Several real estate professionals have donned cheeky getups since news broke about a real estate pro that dressed in an inflatable T-Rex costume saw his listing photos go viral. Dudley and her co-listing agent, Michael Frank, have also used unicorn and Spider-Man costumes in recent months to list properties in their area for sale.

If your not into costume characters to sell your home this winter here are some helpful suggestions by Lisa Kanov and our friends at First Alliance Title.

1. Clear Snow & Ice Away From Walkways & Stairs: Snow is inevitable in Colorado, so keep waling areas salted and shoveled.  Buyers (and Agents) want to see that you home is maintained and kept in good condition.

2. Make it Cozy: Part of making a home inviting to an interested buyer involves making it feel warm – not shivering as they walk around the house.  Set the thermostat higher if you know people are coming to look at the home and if you have a fireplace set up a fire.

3. Clean Your Windows: Unkempt and dirty windows can turn off buyers before they even enter a house and the sunshine in the winter can reveal grime.  Clean your windows and improve a potential buyer’s first impression.

4. Emphasize Conveniences: Emphasize it so they know that your home is convenient to deal with the winter season.

5. Stage it Outside: Staging is not only for the inside but for the outside as well.  Tasteful winter wreaths and garlands can make your home seem welcoming.  Turn n the outside lights and clean your outdoor patio furniture as well.

6. Decorate Your Home: Stage your home appropriately for the season.  For example, place a few fleece blankets on the couch, place your entertaining dining set on the table, put a few seasonal decorations up or illuminate your home with warm-colored lights so your buyer feels welcomed and warmed.

7.  Shoes Off, Please: Leave a sign to tell buyers to take their shoes off so that no mud or snow is tracked into the house.  Invest in booties if needed.  This shows that you take care of your house well.

***Special thanks to Christina Dudley, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty and Realtor Magazine for the Grinch Article.

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Five Star Real Estate Agent Award – Exclusive recognition of area real estate agents.

Denver, CO – Derek Lis, NeXstep Real Estate Group, is featured in a special section of September’s issue of 5280 magazine as a 2018 Five Star Real Estate Agent award winner.

Five Star Professional partnered with 5280 magazine to identify and showcase an exclusive group of real estate agents who have demonstrated excellence in their field. Fewer than 4% of agents in the Denver-area received this recognition.

“Thanks to my clients for your support and recognition as a Five Star Real Estate Agent. Building a business based on client referrals, I’m truly humbled by your support. You have been the driving force behind my ongoing success, from the mountain resorts to the Denver metro market. More to come in 2019!” Said Derek Lis of NeXstep Real Estate Group.

The 2018 Five Star Real Estate Agent award winners have been carefully selected for their commitment to professional excellence and overall client satisfaction. The award is based on rigorous research with significant focus on customer feedback and providing quality services.“Five Star Professional’s research is extensive, with more than 10 million consumers, peers and other stakeholders contacted each year. We are relentless in our efforts to identify those professionals with the utmost standard of excellence,” Jonathan Wesser, Research Director, Five Star Professional.

Derek Lis is a Colorado native who grew up in Fort Collins and attended the Colorado School of Mines where he played football and received a B.S. in Civil Engineering. In addition to being a licensed Real Estate Agent, he is also a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado. After college he went on to work as a civil engineer in Denver and worked on the redevelopment of the Union Station neighborhood. While working full-time, he decided to go back to school at The University of Denver where he received an M.S. in the Real Estate & Construction Management program. He then transitioned into real estate as his full time career, but is able to apply his expertise in land development engineering to provide value to prospective real estate clients.

Derek is well versed in all aspects of real estate completing multiple transactions in residential, commercial, leasing, investment properties and even completed a ground up development of a mixed-use development. In addition to providing brokerage services, he actively invests and manages residential and commercial investment properties. He is working towards his CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) designation. In his free time you can find him in the mountains, watching sports, or anywhere live music is being played. He resides in Denver with his wife and three daughters.

Now entering its 15th year, Five Star Professional conducts in-depth, market-specific research in more than 45 markets across the United States and Canada to identify premium service professionals.  Five Star Professional contacts thousands of recent homebuyers to identify award candidates. Phone, mail and online respondents rate their real estate agent on 10 satisfaction criteria. Candidates with a qualifying client satisfaction rating move on to be evaluated on objective criteria such as experience, production levels and disciplinary and complaint history. Real estate agents do not pay a fee to be considered or awarded. For more information, visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.

CONTACT INFO
Derek Lis
www.neXsteprealestate.com
Derek@nexsteprealestate.com
(970) 581-6449

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Colorado may offer buyers the best prospects for steady home appreciation over the long term, according to a new analysis from SmartAsset, a personal finance website. Three Colorado metros landed in SmartAsset’s 2018 list of the top 10 places for growth and stability in housing. (The city of Boulder ranked number one.) Colorado’s northern neighbor, Wyoming, also saw several housing markets in this year’s rankings. Researchers note that half of the cities in the top 10 list are located in these two states alone.  To read more about this article CLICK HERE…

SmartAsset researchers compared home value data for every quarter between 1993 and 2017 to rank cities. They measured stability by taking into account the probability a homeowner experienced any significant price declines (5 percent or more) at any point in the past decade following their home purchase. Researchers measured price growth by tracking the increase in home prices over the past decade.

Source:

“The Best Housing Markets for Growth and Stability in 2018,” SmartAsset (Aug. 22, 2018)

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April 6^th at the Hyatt Regency DTC

DENVER, Colo. – April 6, 2018 – Carolyn Erickson, a leading REALTOR  with NeXstep Real Estate Group, has been recognized by the South Metro Denver REALTOR® Association (SMDRA) with the 2017 Diamond Circle Club Award for Top Individual Residential Sales – Two Carat for 2017. SMDRA held its sixth annual Diamond Circle Awards celebration on Friday, April 6, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center.

In order to become a Two Carat – Individual Member of the Diamond Circle Club, a REALTOR must have produced between $7- $11,999,999 million in volume or completed between 30-39 transactions.

“We are pleased to present Carolyn with the Diamond Circle Award for 2017,” said Todd Schuster, 2018 Chairman of SMDRA.  “She has demonstrated a sincere dedication to the real estate business, old-fashioned hard work, and superior customer service to achieve success regardless of market conditions.  We are proud to have Carolyn as a member of our association.”

SMDRA is a non-profit trade association that provides real estate professionals with the resources they need to help them grow and prosper in the highly competitive real estate business.

A real estate agent is a Realtor when he or she is a member of the local, state, and National Association of Realtors, NAR, The Voice for Real Estate and the world’s largest professional association.  The term “Realtor” is a registered collective membership mark that identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the NAR and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics and they hold themselves to a higher standard of business from other licensed agents in the real estate industry. Only real estate licensees who are members of the Realtor Association are properly called Realtors

Master of Ceremonies for the Diamond Circle Awards was Tom Salomone, the 2016 President of the National Association of REALTORS®.  He chaired the 2009 Economic Issues & Residential REALTOR® Business Trends Forum and the 2008 Meeting and Conference Committee. While President, Salomone partnered the National Association of REALTORS with the Boys and Girls Clubs of American to help provide a ‘home away from home’ for children in need.

Musical entertainment for the night was provided by Denver’s own Phat Daddy. The night also featured a Silent Auction with items donated by SMDRA members and local businesses, with proceeds going to benefit Brothers Redevelopment Inc.

For more information on real estate services from Carolyn Erickson, phone 720-470-9069, or contact Carolyn via email at carolyn@neXsteprealestate.com.  For more information on SMDRA, visit www.smdra.com.

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Seller is offering a $60K credit to any second home owner who writes an accepted offer by April 30th for  a Grand Colorado on Peak 8 Portal Ownership.

Walk To The Gondola & Enjoy Resort Living with Grand Colorado on Peak 8

• Rent this property for additional income and still enjoy access to resort amenities at Grand Colorado Peak 8.
• Friends and Family in town?  Take them up the Gondola and enjoy the pools and Adult-Only Grotto or maybe dinner at Robbie’s Tavern.
• Skiing for the day?  Meet up with friends at the Spacious lobby with comfortable relaxation areas and Lobby Bar before heading down to your own second home for the night.

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